Review of Marsh Brooks’

When I first received a copy of Marsh Brooks' new romance novel, Among the Ducklings, I was not sure that I wanted to review it. First, I don't read many romance novels, and second it was Marsh Brooks' first novel, and I usually don't read an author's first book. I was curious about the title though. So I opened it. As I read the first paragraph, I continued reading because I wanted to find out about the mystery woman. It did not take me long to realize that I was hooked on the beautiful love story of Isabel Romero who falls in love with Phil Pierce but is committed to honor the promise she made to Richard Seyfert to marry him.

The story is set in present day Miami and features Isabel Romero who is engaged to Richard Seyfert, but falls in love with Phil Pierce. Who will she choose? Richard is hiding a terrible secret, and he is rushing to marry Isabel before she finds out. Phil, on the other hand, has an ex-fiancée, Stacy Marshall, who will stop at nothing to get Isabel out of Phil's life. Stacy has a plan to get rid of Isabel and she is following it perfectly, with great success. However, Stacy has one secret that can unravel her plan. Will Stacy's secret ever come out? Isabel is committed to honor her promise to Richard to marry him. Will Isabel ever find out Richard's secret before giving up on love for honor?

The book reminds me of some of the romance novels in the Regency and Victorian eras where love, honor and sacrifices were immensely featured in the writings. If you are a fan of erotica novels and expect to see sex scenes in your romance novels, this book is not for you. On the other hand, if you are a fan of Jane Austen or Barbara Cartland, you will love the book.

One criticism that I have about the book is that I thought that the love between Isabel and Phil developed kind of quickly. However, the pace of the book was right, and I was able to enjoy the story and was never bored as it is usually the case for me when it comes to romance novels.

John Paul is the editor of the news website (http://www.smalljournalism.com) and has written multiple articles on various literary topics.